This is a MUST READ. The sometimes controvercial Media24 Sports writer has all WP supporters up in arms about an Article he has written comparing WP as “The Bafana Bafana of Rugby”… here is an extract from his Article, as taken from Sport24.
The Article starts off with a long-winded story about Eric Rush… but let’s cut to the chase of the Article, here it is:
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Something that is not one man’s opinion, though, are the SA Rugby Player Award nominations that were released yesterday. The SA rugby media share their nominations in the various categories, so it was a shock to see some of the names presented in some of the categories.
For the full list of nominees, CLICK HERE (link removed)…
Sure, one needs to accept the view of the majority, but some of those are beyond belief. For example: Team of the year – Western Province. What? How on earth did that happen?
I can understand the nomination of the Springboks, the Bok sevens side, the Bulls and Griquas. All have won something this year and actually have a trophy cabinet to prove it. But Western Province? Is finishing second in Currie Cup now the new first? Are WP the Bafana Bafana of rugby? Why not the Sharks if you wanted to use the Currie Cup as yardstick?
We have enough greatness in our game and enough teams who perform on a regular basis. There is no need to reward mediocrity.
Similar with the nominations for Currie Cup player of the year. We have three players from WP along with Sarel Pretorius and Stefan Terblanche. Really?
Juan de Jongh has certainly improved a lot and has become a very prominent player, Joe Pietersen played some good rugby, and Luke Watson scored a lot of tries from the back of the Province maul, but how on earth did they get nominated ahead of some very deserving players from the Sharks, Bulls, Lions and Cheetahs?
It is great to see Province finally making it into the top four as they have the potential and pedigree to be there all the time. But three of the top five Currie Cup players from one team? Again, are we rewarding second best? Has WP become the Bafana Bafana of rugby?
Some of the other categories will be closely fought. Fourie du Preez should be player of the year, but what a season for both Morné Steyn and Heinrich Brüssow! They certainly deserve a lot of credit for their first full seasons in Test rugby.
One could have easily nominated five more Boks, though. Jaque Fourie will be in the race for try of the year for his late try against the Lions in Pretoria. His name deserves to be in the player of the year category as well, but it’s not.
I thought Bismarck du Plessis had the best season of his life, but he was not nominated at all. Du Plessis was colossal in the Lions series and established himself as the best hooker in the world during the Tri Nations. He made numerous crucial turnovers during the season, was spot-on with his lineouts, and has often been a tower of strength in the Bok pack. He deserves to be there.
But then, that is only one man’s opinion!
Read JJ in Rapport every Sunday
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Reactions to this Article has been rather scathing… what do you, the RUGBY-TALK bloggers say about this Article of JJ Harmse, the objective Sportswriter… hahahaha
150@Pietman – Ons het mos blog geskuiwe van die tydelike site af hierheen na hierdie adres… so dis daai lot
Comment no 3466.
@Pietman –
Daar is klomp daar wat twee keer op is.
@grootblousmile –
Ok, maar dan moet daai scores bymekaar getel word, van Supa, jy, Carol, en n paar ander, dan nie, of is dit klaar in by die groot score?
@Pietman – Ja jong die pak jaag die Bulle, maar gelukkig het ons baie jonges wat die ding kan verder vat. FL moet net met oortuiging sekere spelers op pensioen vat sodat die vertroue onder die jong Bere daar bly en groei. Twee manne wat maar pensioen kan vat is Pedrie, dankie ou Bul. En daai senter wat saam hom gekom het van die Leeus.
Nou is dit so dat die twee seker my naam gat gaan maak die naweek en blinders speel. Maar hulle spel is nou te sporadies.
En ja die jong bere staan tou vir hul plekke.
@Supa Die Bloubul –
Nee, ek sien, daar is n paar laer af ook.
Nie seker of dit bymekaar getel behoort te word nie?
Ek onthou daar op Voldy was ek ook pietman en pieterman apart.
156@Pietman – Dit Moet bymekaargetel word.
@Supa Die Bloubul – Dankie dat jy n mede Blou bul die kans gegun het om die 40 000 ste post te post. Was jy hier teenwoordig sou dit wees soos teen die Bulle met AL hul Bokke.
@Pietman –
Ja, ek weet ook nie, moet eintlik vir GBS vra of hy dit eerder kan saamtel of heeltemal afhaal die ou comments. Dan wonder n ou nie…GBS?
158@superBul –
Bwahahaha! Skerp! Geluk met jou 40 000 Super. Dis n GROTE. Amper soos n semi-finaal!
@grootblousmile –
Ok, dan is dit reg, dan staan supa bv op 4000 plus.
157@grootblousmile –
O dankie. Kan n ou een lys kry met alles saam, of gaan die program dit maar altyd apart hou?
159@Supa Die Bloubul – My flok, wil jy nou hê ek MOET werk… daai nommertjies kan netso bly, flok
@Pietman – 154 Wassup, I see my name?? (Questioning smiley).
Did you say who has posted the most?
So much for Keo dollars, we get Rugby Talk Rands!! Heheheheh
Evening All….Julle is sulke lekker vrende!!
I was told last night my Afrikaans was like a Polish girls attempts in a soap!! Hahahahah (Embarrased smiley) !
163@grootblousmile –
Hel, ek vra net. Nie gese jy moet iets doen nie. Flok.
@carol –
Yes, I see you are right up there, in the same postion as on Superbru.
You seem to like that number 6 spot…..lol!
@carol –
I forgot, I left a lot of keo dollars over there, wonder what happened to them?
Hello Piet and Carol. Just a quick hello tonight.
@Pietman – Oh I did not see that GBS had put that up there….No 6 – Don’t know if that is good or bad!!
Puma has gone racing up the charts too!!
@Pietman – 168
Wonder what those keo dollars are for Piet? Maybe gbs can start a RT dollars….haha.
@Pietman – Move one up and you could be a honorary Stormer and win Lukes jersey.
@carol – 170
Where Carol. Racing up to what number.
@Pietman – I could never see how many I had got, Roy used to tell me!!
I will donate mine to a good cause….!!
@Pietman – 168
Dont worry they are worth less than a Zim dollar.
@Puma – 171
Hi mate did you see my Cricket prediction today , now i have a little breathing space , but still a long way to go.
@carol –
NOOOOOO!
You are above me, number 4!!!!!
You have two scores, I only saw it now.
Well, well, well….I’d never, Carol leading the pack here on R-T.
Howzat!
Vatso!!!
@superBul – 176
Yes I did. You doing well there. I am struggling a bit there not knowing some of the teams.
How was that Super Over the other night by the Eagles? Brilliant stuff that.
@Puma –
Hello puma, I also have to run now, before the sun catches me in yesterday’s outfit!
Cheers.
@Pietman – 179
That was funny Piet…hahaha. ‘Yesterdays outfit’ hehehe.
cheers Piet.
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